Action Based Learning/MATH
Number and Operations in Base Ten – Multiplying One-Digit Whole Numbers
by Multiples of Ten (3NBT.3)
3rd
GRADE
I will use Math & Movement Skip Counting Mats and kinesthetic learning to
multiply one-digit whole numbers by multiples of ten.
MATERIALS
 Math & Movement Hop by 2’s, 3’s, 4’s, 5’s, 6’s, 7’s, 8’s and 9’s mats
 Math & Movement Hop Mat by Tens
 Math & Movement Multiplying by Multiples of Ten activity sheet
 Pencils
 Smart Board lesson
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Preparation: place the Math & Movement Hop by 2’s, 3’s, 4’s, 5’s, 6’s, 7’s, 8’s and 9’s mats around
the room with the Math & Movement Hop Mat by Tens.
The numbers on this mat are all multiples of ten, because when you multiply the numbers 1-10 by 10
you get the numbers on the mat.
Have a student jump on the mat to determine 1 x 10, 2 x 10, 3 x 10, 4 x 10, 5 x 10, 6 x 10, 7 x 10, 8
x 10, 9 x 10 and 10 x 10.
Point out to the students that all the multiples of ten and in zero.
Write the problem 4 x 6 and ask how they would solve this problem. (You can go to the Hop by 4’s
mat, start at the zero and hop 6 times to the number 24. (Student should say “one” when they jump
on the 4, “two” when they jump on the 8, “three” when they jump on the 16, “four” when they jump on
the 20 and “six” when they jump on the 24. So 4 x 6 is 24.
Write on the board 4 x 60. 60 is a multiple of 10 because 6 x 10 = 60. When you multiply by multiples
of 10 the answer will always end in 0.
You can just multiply the two non-zero digits and then add a zero at the end of the answer to answer
to the whole problem.
To solve 4 x 60 multiply the 4 x 6 which equals 24 and then add one zero to the end because 60 has
zero. So 4 x 60 equals 240.
Solve 3 x 40, 6 x 40, and 7 x 50.
STUDENT WORK TIME
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Have students complete the Math & Movement by Multiples of Ten activity sheet
You will have 8 minutes to do this.